Verification Certificates, Confirmation of Jewish Lineage, Vocations, Citizenship
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, comprised of birth, engagement, marriage, divorce, and death certificates; confirmations of Jewish lineage, vocations, ethnicity, and citizenship. Included are betrothal agreements, a hospital issued birth certificate, and a ‘specimen signature’ verifying an individual’s signature. Certificates were issued in 1950 and cover the 1890s-1950.
50/2598 1950/4/19 ⟦Second Copy⟧ 230 Ezra Yamin, known as Ezra Benjamin Naftali Miss Nazima Rahmin, known as Najla Nazima Rahmin Ishaq Basha The thirteenth of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty six AD. ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ on behalf of Head of the Lay Council (Certificate Copy) P/18/4 ⟦illegible signature in red⟧ Authentication ⟦illegible signature⟧ 4/18
50/2599 1950/4/19 ⟦Personnel Department⟧ Exhibitor Daoud Youssef ⟦line⟧ Miandra (Iran) Miss Marwari Mikhail The third of December in the year nineteen hundred AD. 4/18 ⟦illegible signature⟧ On behalf of / The Acting Head of the Community President of the Spiritual Council ⟦illegible signature⟧ 4/18 On / 4 / 18
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Israelite Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 23 / 4 / 1950 Presidency of the Israelite Community Baghdad Greetings, Pursuant to the marriage certificate number 506, I hereby certify that Mr. Moshe son of Benjamin Moshe Amadiah married in Baghdad Miss Tuffahah daughter of Abboudi Eliyahu Yeruham on 15 / 8 / 1949 (corresponding to 20 Ab 5709) (⟦line⟧ 50 Fils Cash to L 5/5 Amount of the Ketubah 75 Dinars Witnesses Shimon Shaul Selim Hakham Eliyahu Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦stamp: illegible⟧
⟦Original Copy⟧ 50 / ⟦illegible⟧ 18 / 4 / 1950 506 Moshe Benjamin Moshe Amadia Miss Tuffaha Aboudi Eliya Yeruham The fifteenth of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 4/18 ⟦illegible⟧ 4/18/4 ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council
50/2601 1950/4/19 ⟦copy to ...⟧ 119 Moshe Yaqoub, known as Moshe Yaqoub Daoud Miss Wardah Yaqoub ⟦...⟧ The twenty-second of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty AD. Correct ⟦signature⟧ Abd al-Hal 4/18 p/18/4 Certified Acting Head of the Community Head of the Spiritual Council
Department Copy 2602 / 50 19 / 4 / 1950 Exhibit Moshe Eliyahu known as Moshe Eliyahu Yusuf Miss Tuffaha Munshi known as Tuffaha Munshi Shlomo The twenty-seventh of March of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety Birth y⟦line⟧e⟦line⟧ar. ⟦signature⟧ 4/8 A/18/4 Roubin Battat On behalf of President of the Lay Council
The person in charge of Jewish burial matters Baghdad Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad After greetings Based on the entries established in my records, I hereby confirm that the named יצחק משה נסים passed away in Baghdad on the 24th day of the month of אדר in the year 5707 (12 / 2 / 1947) and for that reason I have signed below יחזקאל חדאד Heskiel Haddad The person in charge of Jewish burial matters 18/4/50 ⟦signature⟧ True copy of the original 18/4/50 ⟦signature⟧
⟦Department Copy⟧ Death Certificate 50 / 4602 19 / 4 / 1950 Based on the certificate of the burial officer at the Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby confirm that the named Saleh Yusuf Jouri died in Baghdad on the thirteenth day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦Registered to⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 4/18 4/18/E
50 / 2605 1950 / 4 / 29 ⟦Marriage Certificate⟧ 365 Ya'qub Yusuf Ibrahim Levi Miss Kurjiyah Yusuf Abdullah Shalam The eleventh of August of the year nineteen hundred and nineteen AD. ⟦signature⟧ 4 / 18 A / 18 / 4 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
Registrar of Engagement and Marriage Contracts for the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad on 4/17/1950 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the marriage certificate numbered 227, I hereby certify that Mr. Saleh bin Yusuf Shlomo Ghouri, Iranian, Married in Baghdad Miss Farha daughter of Sasson Salman Maithal Habba On September 12, 1928 (corresponding to 18 Elul 5688 (⟦line⟧ Witnesses | Ketubah Amount Shimon Shaul | 400 Four hundred Dinars Selim Hakham Eliyahu | Shimon Shaul H. Shimon ⟦stamp with Hebrew and Arabic text⟧ Registration Fee 150 Fils Receipt 4/18/50
Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Baghdad Baghdad on: Headquarters of the Jewish Community Baghdad Greetings, Based on the records established in my registers, I hereby certify that the named (late) Avraham Murad passed away in Baghdad on the day 24 Nissan of the month Nissan, year 5709 (1949/4/24), and for this reason I have signed below. ⟦signature⟧ 18/4/50 Yehezkel Haddad ⟦signature⟧ Haseqiel Haddad Officer in Charge of Jewish Burial Affairs Certified Signature of Haseqiel Haddad 18/4/50
⟦illegible⟧ 55/2606 1955/4/19 Death Certificate Based on the certificate of the person in charge of burial matters in the Israeli cemetery in Baghdad, we hereby certify that the individual named Rahmin Ibrahim Munna died in Baghdad on the twenty-fourth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine AD. Below ⟦signature⟧ Acting President of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 4/18 4/18/E
2/27/50 4/19/1950 ⟦illegible faded text⟧ 336 Youssef Nassim, known as Youssef Nassim Mikhail Miss Kahila Isaac, known as Kahila Isaac Ezra Zakharia The twenty-eighth of March of the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six AD ⟦line⟧. ⟦signature⟧ 4/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community Head of the Physical Council p /18/ 4
50 / 4608 19 / 4 / 1950 ⟦Presidency of the Community⟧ 132 Victor Sassoon Moallem Miss Naeema Shmeil Moshi Cohen The seventh of December of the year nineteen forty-nine AD. ⟦signature⟧ 4 / 18 P / 18 / 4 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council
55 / 2609 19 / 4 / 1950 ⟦illegible⟧ 55 Eliyahu Moshi, known as Eliyahu Moshi Eliyahu, an immigrant Miss Marwari Shabtai, known as Mary Shabtai Ibrahim Cohen The thirteenth of October of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- three AD. ⟦illegible⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Secular Council ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Well 4/18 (Copy of Certificate) A / 18 / 4
55/2610 4/19/1950 ⟦Department Copy⟧ 369 Nissan Isaac known as Nissan Isaac Haskail Miss Hannah Menachem known as Hannah Menachem Isaac <del>Lahyani</del> The thirty-first of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- six AD ⟦line⟧. Indigent Free of charge ⟦signature⟧ 4/18 ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community President of the Secular Council Disbursed 2/27 A/4/18
Court Copy 2610 / 50 19 / 4 / 1950 269 Nissan Isaac known as Nissan Isaac Haskel Miss Hanna Menachem known as Hanna Menachem Isaac The thirty-first of January of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six AD. (True copy of the original) Baghdad on 27 / August / 1950 ⟦signature⟧ 8/27 On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community Vice President of the Lay Council 1 / 27 / 8
55/264 4/18/1955 ⟦Copy of the Registers⟧ 131 Yousef Rahmin, known as Yousef Rahmin Yousef Levi Miss Maryam Yaqub, known as Maryam Yaqub Dawood Levi The twenty-sixth of November of the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven AD. ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Acting ⟦Secretary⟧ President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧ 4/18 A / 4/18 ⟦illegible⟧
55/2212 1950/4/29 223 Saleh Yusuf, known as Saleh Yusuf Shlomo Jouri, Iranian Miss Farha Sassoon, known as Farha Sassoon Salman Haskel The fourteenth of September of the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three AD ⟦line⟧ ⟦June⟧ Registry Haskel 4/18 4/18/A Acting Head of the Community President of the Lay Council ⟦signature⟧
Department Copy 55/2623 4/29/1950 393 Isaac Rahamin Moshe, known as Isaac Moshe Hesqil Ezra Rahamin Miss Hayla Saleh, known as Hayla Saleh Youssef Shahrabani The seventeenth of June, the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one AD ⟦line⟧. Correct status ⟦signature⟧ ⟦signature⟧ 4/18 4/18/A ⟦signature⟧ Munshi ⟦...⟧ on behalf of President of the Lay Council
50/2614 4/19/1950 Department Copy 42 Isaac Rahmin, known as Isaac Rahmin Ezra Miss Rena Ezra, known as Rena Ezra Heskel September 25th, the year one thousand nine hundred forty-seven A.D. ⟦line⟧ (True Copy) Baghdad, July 24, 1950 ⟦signature⟧ On 7/24 Acting Head of the Community Head of the Secular Council
⟦illegible⟧ 2615 / 50 19th April 50 LIFE CERTIFICATE In accordance with testimonials presented, I hereby confirm that Mr. ELIAS MENASHI SOFER & Mr. ABRAHAM MENASHI SOFER are still alive. ⟦Signature⟧ 19/4 ⟦Khattabi⟧ 19/4 I endorse this certificate according to my personal knowledge ⟦Signature⟧ 18/4/50 ⟦Signature⟧ Ofg. President, JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD. President, JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.